04/09/2026
Thanks to The Growing Space for running this workshop on the 17th of September. It’s a great idea to start preparing well in advance for these changes as your child with disability becomes a teen and then suddenly becomes an adult!
For more info and to book: www.thegrowingspace.com.au/events
💥 NEW workshop: Becoming an Adult!
🎂 What happens when your child with disability turns 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 and 21 - and why does so much of it happen without anyone telling YOU?
✅ No one gives you a checklist for what you need to do as your child with disability becomes a teen and adult, so we made one and built a workshop around it too!
📝 Sam will go through, age by age, what changes and what you need to do - the money families miss, the accounts and cards that get much harder to sort after a certain birthday, and the days your rights as a parent vanish!
👇 Some of these tips include:
1️⃣💰 Know what changes at 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 and 21 - there are important changes at each of these ages!
2️⃣🏦 Get the bank account and tax file number sorted before the window closes.
3️⃣📝 Move from child representative to NDIS nominee without a gap.
4️⃣🏥 Handle the Medicare changes and the paediatric hand-over before it becomes an issue.
5️⃣⚖️ Understand decision-making, capacity and the law - least restrictive options first.
6️⃣🎓 Plan for life after school - work, study, adult child maintenance, ID and voting.
📂 The Becoming an Adult Resource Kit has the slides, peer session recording, auto transcription and more practical tips, checklists and resources to guide you as your child with disability becomes a teen and then, overnight, an adult!
💻 LIVE WORKSHOP:
📆 Thursday 17 September, 9:30am-11:30am (SA Time)
💵 Cost: $168.90 (you can choose the best fit line item/support category for your invoice)
📩 You can send the invoice to your plan manager for payment or reimbursement, or claim as a self-manager if it is in line with your plan.
🔗 For more info and to book, visit our Kits & Workshops tab on our website (we will also put the link in the comments).
Pic desc: A light-purple poster with a cartoon baby, teenager and adult. White text reads, “Becoming an adult. A kit for parents on what to do at 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18 (all. the. paperwork) as your child with disability becomes a teen and then, overnight, an adult!” Sam’s caricature is to the left, and The Growing Space logo is at the bottom.
